Pending payment adding tracking

[Jonathan162]

I’ve received an email saying my funds are ready to be put into my account but have to email with the tracking info. Emailed and had no response. When I click on the payment in ‘activity’ it says pending and there is no button to click to add tracking information. What do I do?

[kernowlass]

@Jonathan162 

Sorry but are the funds SHOWING in your paypal balance as pending or not showing at all?

[Jonathan162]

Hi, they are not in my PayPal balance, only showing in the ‘activity’ section as I sent a payment request.

[kernowlass]

@Jonathan162 

COULD BE THIS SCAM THEN???

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.

They get you to send a money request so that they have all the information to send spoof fake paypal emails.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.